Family | CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Genus species | Valeriana arizonica A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 81 (1883) |
Native Range | sw. Utah to Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | basal leaves suborbiculate to ovate, sometimes pinnatilobate, 4-6cm long, petiolate, stem leaves small, always pinnate, flowers to 12mm long, in compact corymb |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring; basal cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Valeriana acutiloba var. ovata (Rydb.) A.Nelson Valeriana ovata Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |